Tag: hockey
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Concussions in Hockey May Cause Brain Damage
A lot of hockey players accept that their sports includes a few blows to the head. Pros are famous for refusing to wear mouth guards. Now a new study suggests what this punishment may be doing to players’ brains. This study focused on children, but if you’re a grown-up hockey player, it seems likely some…
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Do Sports Injury Genes Determine Your Fitness?
Sports injury genes could change your future. Imagine this scenario. You try to register for your hockey team as you do every year. But the league has a new policy: All players must report to a health center to get their mouths swabbed. A couple of days later, you get a call. “You’re positive for…
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California’s New Sports Concussion Law Doesn’t Go Far Enough
California took a step forward yesterday when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law limiting contact in American tackle football practices. One provision of the law could affect soccer, hockey and other contact sports as well as football. But it doesn’t go far enough. California’s new law restricts full contact in high school and middle school…
